Criminal Chambers for International Crimes in The Hague (District and Appeals Courts) / Strafkamers Internationale Misdrijven (Rechtbank en Gerechtshof Den Haag)

TY - CHAP

T1 - Criminal Chambers for International Crimes in The Hague (District and Appeals Courts) / Strafkamers Internationale Misdrijven (Rechtbank en Gerechtshof Den Haag)

AU - Bouwknegt, Thijs B.

PY - 2023/8/24

Y1 - 2023/8/24

N2 - The Criminal Chambers for International Crimes in The Hague District and Appeals Courts in the Netherlands form the principal judicial units of examining magistrates, trial judges, and specialized staff tasked with investigating and adjudicating individual criminal cases under the principle of universal jurisdiction. The Hague Courts are mandated to deal with crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, crime of aggression, torture, enforced disappearances (International Crimes), as well as piracy and international terrorism. Launched as part of the 2003 International Crimes Act (Wet Internationale Misdrijven), the Chambers have tried a dozen individuals from Africa, Asia, and Europe.

AB - The Criminal Chambers for International Crimes in The Hague District and Appeals Courts in the Netherlands form the principal judicial units of examining magistrates, trial judges, and specialized staff tasked with investigating and adjudicating individual criminal cases under the principle of universal jurisdiction. The Hague Courts are mandated to deal with crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, crime of aggression, torture, enforced disappearances (International Crimes), as well as piracy and international terrorism. Launched as part of the 2003 International Crimes Act (Wet Internationale Misdrijven), the Chambers have tried a dozen individuals from Africa, Asia, and Europe.

M3 - Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

VL - 3

SP - 1230

EP - 1235

BT - Cambridge Encyclopedia of Transitional Justice

A2 - Stan , Lavinia

A2 - Nedelsky, Nadya

PB - Cambridge University Press

ER -